Carel J. van Oss

24.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
298 papers, 18.8k citations indexed

About

Carel J. van Oss is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Carel J. van Oss has authored 298 papers receiving a total of 18.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 66 papers in Molecular Biology and 61 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Carel J. van Oss's work include Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (51 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (34 papers) and Protein purification and stability (30 papers). Carel J. van Oss is often cited by papers focused on Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (51 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (34 papers) and Protein purification and stability (30 papers). Carel J. van Oss collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Carel J. van Oss's co-authors include Robert J. Good, Manoj K. Chaudhury, R. F. Giese, A. W. Neumann, D. R. Absolom, P. M. Costanzo, Walter Zingg, M.N. Bellon-Fontaine, Wen-Rong Wu and Zdenka Policova and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Carel J. van Oss

289 papers receiving 17.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Interfacial Lifshitz-van der Waals and polar interactions in macroscopic systems

1988 2.1k citations Carel J. van Oss, Robert J. Good et al. profile →
Interfacial Forces in Aqueous Media

2006 1.3k citations Carel J. van Oss profile →
Additive and nonadditive surface tension components and the interpretation of contact angles

1988 1.2k citations Carel J. van Oss, Robert J. Good et al. profile →
Acid—base interfacial interactions in aqueous media

1993 771 citations Carel J. van Oss profile →
Monopolar surfaces

1987 753 citations Carel J. van Oss, Robert J. Good et al. profile →
The role of van der Waals forces and hydrogen bonds in “hydrophobic interactions” between biopolymers and low energy surfaces

1986 752 citations Carel J. van Oss, Robert J. Good et al. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science profile →
Surface thermodynamics of bacterial adhesion

1983 576 citations D. R. Absolom, Carel J. van Oss et al. profile →
Microbial adhesion to surfaces

1981 517 citations Carel J. van Oss Journal of Colloid and Interface Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carel J. van Oss United States	58	4.6k	3.8k	3.6k	2.8k	2.5k	298	18.8k
J. Lyklema Netherlands	69	5.7k 1.3×	2.7k 0.7×	3.1k 0.9×	2.8k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	273	18.6k
Robert J. Good United States	43	3.3k 0.7×	4.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.3×	2.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	109	13.4k
Per M. Claesson Sweden	63	3.5k 0.8×	5.3k 1.4×	1.4k 0.4×	3.1k 1.1×	2.0k 0.8×	368	15.8k
Willem Norde Netherlands	82	6.3k 1.4×	6.0k 1.6×	8.6k 2.4×	2.6k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	259	22.3k
P. Somasundaran United States	58	4.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.3×	2.4k 0.7×	4.5k 1.6×	3.1k 1.2×	283	17.1k
A. W. Neumann Canada	64	4.6k 1.0×	8.1k 2.1×	1.5k 0.4×	3.5k 1.2×	1.0k 0.4×	366	19.6k
Paul K. Hansma United States	85	8.4k 1.8×	2.1k 0.6×	4.1k 1.1×	3.3k 1.2×	773 0.3×	297	27.7k
Henk J. Busscher Netherlands	92	9.2k 2.0×	4.5k 1.2×	10.9k 3.0×	3.4k 1.2×	1.2k 0.5×	599	32.1k
William A. Ducker United States	48	3.0k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	811 0.2×	1.8k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	155	10.1k
Matthew Tirrell United States	81	3.9k 0.8×	5.8k 1.5×	5.1k 1.4×	5.1k 1.8×	468 0.2×	395	21.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Oss, Carel J. van, et al.. (2024). Tanacetum parthenium and parthenolide increase defensive agents and promote antisecretory activity supporting their gastroprotective actions in rodents. Natural Product Research. 40(5). 1345–1353.

Oss, Carel J. van & R. F. Giese. (2011). Role of the Polar Properties of Water in Separation Methods. Separation and Purification Reviews. 40(3). 163–208. 6 indexed citations

Oss, Carel J. van. (2003). Long‐range and short‐range mechanisms of hydrophobic attraction and hydrophilic repulsion in specific and aspecific interactions. Journal of Molecular Recognition. 16(4). 177–190. 304 indexed citations

Oss, Carel J. van & R. F. Giese. (1995). The Hydrophilicity and Hydrophobicity of Clay Minerals. Clays and Clay Minerals. 43(4). 474–477. 259 indexed citations

Giese, R. F., et al.. (1994). Surface Energy Measurements of Comminuted Silicates: Implications for Cosmochemical Processes. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1445. 1 indexed citations

Giese, R. F. & Carel J. van Oss. (1993). The surface thermodynamic properties of silicates and their interactions with biological materials. Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry. 28(1). 327–346. 3 indexed citations

Oss, Carel J. van. (1992). A review of: “Aqueous Solubility: Methods of Estimation for Organic Compounds”S.H. Yalkowski and Sujit Banerjee, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1992. Hardbound, pp. vi + 263, $99.75.. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology. 13(5). 583–583. 2 indexed citations

Chheda, Pradeep, Domenic Grasso, & Carel J. van Oss. (1992). Impact of ozone on stability of montmorillonite suspensions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 153(1). 226–236. 33 indexed citations

Norris, James F., R. F. Giese, P. M. Costanzo, & Carel J. van Oss. (1991). Hydrophobic Nature of Organo-Clays as a Lewis Acid/Base Phenomenon. LPICo. 28. 121. 1 indexed citations

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Giese, R. F., Carel J. van Oss, James F. Norris, & P. M. Costanzo. (1990). Surface energies of some smectite clay minerals. 86(1). 33–41. 5 indexed citations

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Oss, Carel J. van. (1989). Energetics of cell-cell and cell-biopolymer interactions. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 14(1). 1–16. 98 indexed citations

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Oss, Carel J. van & John T. Walker. (1987). Concentration dependence of the binding constant of antibodies. Molecular Immunology. 24(7). 715–717. 12 indexed citations

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Oss, Carel J. van. (1986). [1] Phagocytosis: An overview. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 132. 3–15. 61 indexed citations

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Ozer, Howard, et al.. (1986). Characterization of Non-T Effector Cell Subpopulations Involved in Production of Human Alpha Interferon. Immunological Investigations. 15(6). 559–574. 1 indexed citations

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Oss, Carel J. van, et al.. (1985). INFLUENCE OF CELL CONFIGURATION AND POTENTIAL ENERGY EQUILIBRIA IN ROULEAU PHENOMENA. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology. 6(1). 131–137. 6 indexed citations

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Omenyi, S. N., Robert S. Snyder, & Carel J. van Oss. (1985). EFFECTS OF DMSO ON THE PROPERTIES OF RED BLOOD CELLS I. INTERACTION WITH LANTHANUM IONS AND FLOCCULATION. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology. 6(4). 391–411. 2 indexed citations

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Absolom, D. R., I. Michaeli, & Carel J. van Oss. (1981). Electrophoresis of adsorbed albumin. Electrophoresis. 2(5-6). 273–278. 6 indexed citations

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Oss, Carel J. van. (1979). Electrokinetic Separation Methods. 8(2). 119–198. 86 indexed citations

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Oss, Carel J. van & A. W. Neumann. (1977). Comparison Between Antigen-Antibody Binding Energies and Interfacial Free Energies. Immunological Communications. 6(4). 341–354. 10 indexed citations

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Oss, Carel J. van, C. F. Gillman, & Robert J. Good. (1972). The Influence of the Shape of Phagocytes on their Adhesiveness. Immunological Communications. 1(6). 627–636. 27 indexed citations

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